Florida Personal Injury Laws

Legal Rights For A Trucking Injury

There’re a number of steps you need to take in order to protect your legal rights after you have been injured by a semi-tractor trailer truck in an incident. Number one is you’re going to want to make sure you seek and obtain the best medical care to get better. Number two you want to seek the services of a qualified lawyer who has experience in handling big rig tractor trailer truck cases. Number three, you must take steps to preserve the evidence and that means preserving any of the vehicles which were involved in this incident. Number four, you must put your own insurance company on notice immediately. There’re certain requirements there and you don’t want to give up any rights in terms of your own insurance.

Insurance Company Requests A Recorded Statement

If you’ve been injured in an accident, you do not have to give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company. You may have to give a recorded statement to a representative of your own insurance company, and that is totally dependent upon the wording or the language in your own insurance policy.

Rental Car Coverage in Orlando Auto Accident

I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter. Many times insurance coverage will have rental car coverage included. If that’s included in your policy, your own insurance company will cover the rental car cost if you’re in an accident and your car is damaged. If you don’t have rental car coverage then you’re going to have to pay for the rental car up front and will be seeking damages in the claim against the person that is at fault. Again, I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Orlando Wrongful Death Negligence Case

If your loved one has died due to the negligence of another person in the state of Florida, you may very well have a wrongful death claim. If you think that you have a wrongful death claim, if you have a loved one who has lost their life because of the negligence of another person, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Medical Bill Expenses

If you’ve been injured in an accident, there are a number of ways your medical bills will get paid. One is, of course, through your own insurance company. Another might be through some governmental agency or governmental aid program. Another might well be through what is commonly referred to as an LOP or letter of protection. The most important thing regarding the payment of these medical bills, is get an attorney and have that attorney assist you in navigating your way through making sure these bills get paid, or that you at least have an agreement with the medical provider.

You’re involved in a car accident in Florida. How do you pay for your lawyer?

If you hire Colling, Gilbert, Wright, & Carter, you pay us nothing unless we recover money for you. With other questions call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, & Carter.

By: Mel Wright

What is Wrongful Death?

When your loved one dies because of the negligence of another person, that’s called Wrongful Death. In the state of Florida, there are very particular rules that must be followed in order to pursue a wrongful death claim. If you’ve lost a loved one because of the negligence of another person, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

How long do you have to file your car accident claim in Florida?

Generally four years, but there are exceptions. Don’t take any chances. You need to hire an experienced Florida car accident lawyer.  I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, & Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

Who is Entitled to Recover Money in Orlando Wrongful Death Litigation

A lot of times people will ask us in a wrongful death situation whose entitled to recover money if we bring the lawsuit. A lot of times that depends on the type of case, it depends on if the person left a will, and it depends on some other probate factors. We can sit down with you and the family and go over all of that and discuss your options with you. A lot of times there are what are called statutory survivors that the law sets forth. For example, if a person passes away and leaves a surviving spouse, a lot of times the surviving spouse is entitled to recover. If the person that passed away does not a have a surviving spouse, sometimes their children or even their grandchildren are allowed to recover. If you have questions about those sorts of issues, call me, Nathan Carter at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.